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Humans Living Far Beyond Planet’s Means: WWF

BEIJING - Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets’ worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on Tuesday.

Fishermen work near drainage pipes flushing sewage from an oil and gas exploration field into the Porong river in Sidoarjo, east Java October 4, 2006. Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets’ worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on Tuesday.

Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh Mercury-Related Risks, Report Says

The benefits of eating a couple of servings of most fish or seafood weekly outweigh potential health risks of mercury or other contamination for adults and children, according to a new report commissioned by the federal government that is being issued today and could help settle a long-standing nutritional debate. Not only do the healthy, omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and seafood help protect against heart disease, the report says, but women who consume fish or seafood during pregnancy or while nursing also can promote healthy vision and brain development in their infants. (Compare Benefits, Risks of Fish)

These healthy fats also appear to decrease the risk of delivering a pre-term, low-birth weight baby, the report says.

That Fish You Caught Was in Pain

Research challenges the myth among anglers that fish can’t feel pain from barbed hooks.
by Victoria Braithwaite

Every year, sportsmen around the world drag millions of fish to shore on barbed hooks. It’s something people have always done, and with little enough conscience. Fish are … well, fish. They’re not dogs, who yelp when you accidentally step on their feet. Fish don’t cry out or look sad or respond in a particularly recognizable way. So we feel free to treat them in a way that we would not treat mammals or even birds.

Survey finds increase in bull trout nests

HELENA (AP) — Bull trout, a threatened fish whose well-being has driven court cases and changed industrial projects, may be coming back in some areas of Montana, a new survey suggests.

The number of bull trout spawning beds, or redds, added up to five-year highs in a survey of selected streams in northwest Montana near Glacier National Park.

Sporting Groups Nationwide Engage in Fight to Preserve Bristol Bay!

You’ve possibly heard about the proposed Pebble Mine out in southwest Alaska. What you may not know is that there are several million acres of state and federal lands in the Bristol Bay region that are either staked for mining claims are proposed to be opened to mineral development. Learn more about how hunting and fishing groups can become involved in the battle to preserve Bristol Bay - home of the world’s largest runs of salmon and some of the greatest trophy trout fishing on the planet!

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